+tomtwogates Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Hi all - anyone have experience in connecting the basic Garmin yellow Etrex to a windows 7 computer? My desktop still has a serial port, but the laptop does not. I see the physical cable is readily available, but is there software required and is this straight forward? Any info will be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) Hi all - anyone have experience in connecting the basic Garmin yellow Etrex to a windows 7 computer? My desktop still has a serial port, but the laptop does not. I see the physical cable is readily available, but is there software required and is this straight forward? Any info will be greatly appreciated. Got the same GPS Tom and all you need is a Serial-USB connector which should cost you under R200 - last one I bought I got for R120 ish at HiFi Corp. It should come with a CD with drivers but I think Windows 7 probably has the drivers already - it worked out the box for me in linux and I think for XP had to install drivers from the mini CD and I have hooked one up to W7 so yes its trivial and it works just fine. If you need help getting it going give me a shout or pop around to The Fig. Trev Edited May 30, 2012 by trevorh7000 Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Thanks Trev - will go and have a look and then try it! Quote Link to comment
+the pooks Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 That reminds me - a month or two ago my (the computer's) mouse went wonky, so I went to the shop to buy a mouse. at the shop i thought I would buy myself a wide screen for my bday. but then the XP could not cope with thge wide screen, so I bought a new computer. but then the scanner could not cope with the new computer, so I bought a laser printer/scanner/copier. I love my new computer with the wide screen and the smart printer, but just a word of warning: you might end up with and emptier pocket, but lots more fun. It might be something to do with the cumulative effect... Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 That reminds me - a month or two ago my (the computer's) mouse went wonky, so I went to the shop to buy a mouse. at the shop i thought I would buy myself a wide screen for my bday. but then the XP could not cope with thge wide screen, so I bought a new computer. but then the scanner could not cope with the new computer, so I bought a laser printer/scanner/copier. I love my new computer with the wide screen and the smart printer, but just a word of warning: you might end up with and emptier pocket, but lots more fun. It might be something to do with the cumulative effect... Love it! - didn't you do this a while ago with your Gps? Will watch out for this! Quote Link to comment
MnCo Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 That reminds me - a month or two ago my (the computer's) mouse went wonky, so I went to the shop to buy a mouse. at the shop i thought I would buy myself a wide screen for my bday. but then the XP could not cope with thge wide screen, so I bought a new computer. but then the scanner could not cope with the new computer, so I bought a laser printer/scanner/copier. I love my new computer with the wide screen and the smart printer, but just a word of warning: you might end up with and emptier pocket, but lots more fun. It might be something to do with the cumulative effect... I know its a mute point now, but XP is more than capable of handling a wide screen. It was probably the video drivers that needed to be updated. If it was an on board video card, it is possible it didn't have the range, but an add on card would have sorted that out, for a lot less than a new machine and printer/scanner/copier Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Have a Golflogix GPS which is essentially an eTrex. Used the serial to USB adaptor on Win7 without hassle. Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Thanks guys - have a friend who had the same experience i.e. no problem - Got the cable and had no problems with Windows 7 and used the supplied CD with XP - great stuff! Edited June 5, 2012 by tomtwogates Quote Link to comment
+trevorh7000 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 That reminds me - a month or two ago my (the computer's) mouse went wonky, so I went to the shop to buy a mouse. at the shop i thought I would buy myself a wide screen for my bday. but then the XP could not cope with thge wide screen, so I bought a new computer. but then the scanner could not cope with the new computer, so I bought a laser printer/scanner/copier. I love my new computer with the wide screen and the smart printer, but just a word of warning: you might end up with and emptier pocket, but lots more fun. It might be something to do with the cumulative effect... or you could just try linux - you'd be surprised what it can do it an old machine Quote Link to comment
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